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The Lindsay Bjerre Story

4 Strangers - Sunsets

Tamam Shud - Albatross

Lindsay Bjerre Band

Early Strangers
LR: Danny, Zac, Eric, Lindsay.

Judy

Sad and Lonely

Started jamming together as teenagers at Cooks Hill. Took the name 'The Strangers' from a song by their heroes 'The Shadows', but later added "4" to differentiate themselves from Melbourne band 'TheStrangers'.

Being an instrumental band, they often combined with vocalist Gary Johns for community hall concerts.
Eventually moved to Sydney without Johns and scored a residency at Surf City in Kings Cross.
Embracing the coastal culture, they became 'The Sunsets' and won further acclaim for the two surfing film soundtracks: Life in the Sun and Hot Generation.

They evolved into "Tamam Shud", a legendary concert band that epitomised underground hippie culture.

Tamam Shud

TS2

A rare shot of the original lineup of Tamam Shud onstage at a Ray-O-Vac Batteries Pop Spectacular in Sydney, probably in 1969:
L R: Lindsay Bjerre, Dannie Davidson, Zak Zytnic, Peter Baron.
[Image courtesy of Terry Stacey]

TS3

The front cover of Tamam Shud's classic 1969 debut album 'Evolution'.
L R: Zac Zytnic, Dannie Davidson, Peter Baron, Lindsay Bjerre
(Image courtesy of Terry Stacey)

TS1

The last lineup of Tamam Shud, during the rehearsals for "Morning Of The Earth".
L R: Larry Duryea, Nigel Macara, Peter Baron (front), Tim Gaze, Lindsay Bjerre, Spot the dog.

All photographs this table by Alby Falzon.

Tamam Shud Line ups

Lindsay Bjerre [gtr,vcls] 1967-72
Peter Barron [bs] 1967-72
Dannie Davidson [dr] 1967-70
Larry Duryea (aka Larry Taylor) [congas]
Tim Gaze [gtr, vcls] 1970-2
Bobby Gebert [kbds] 1971
Richard Lockwood [sax, flute, clarinet] 1972
Nigel Macara [dr] 1970-72
Kevin Sinott [dr] 1970
Kevin Stevenson [reeds] 1970
Alex 'Zac' Zytnic [gtr] 1967-70

Go to Tamam Shud web site

Albatross

Alb2

After Lindsay disbanded Tamam Shud in 1972, he formed this trio.

Peter Baron (b)
Kim Bryant (d)
Lindsay Bjerre (v, g)
Simon Bjerre (b, v) 1973-
Richard Lockwood (d) 1973-

Lindsay Bjerre Band

Line Up

Lindsay Bjerre (v, g) 1977
Ace Follington (d) 1977
Phil Hitchcock (b) 1977
Greg Hooke (k) 1978
Steve Isoardi (k) 1977
Jason Morphett (sax) 1977
Paul Radcliffe (g) 1977
Wayne Roundtree (b) 1977
Greg Taylor (sax) 1977
Paul Wheeler (b) 1978

Lindsay's bands:

The Strangers / 4 Strangers 1964-1965
The Sunsets 1965-1968
Tamam Shud 1968-1972
Albatross 1972-1973
Lindsay Bjerre Band 1977-
A Portable Beach 1981
Tamam Shud 1993-1995

Discography

The Strangers:

45:
Side one: Sunset (Bjerre - Zytnik)
Side two, Surf Panic (Zytnik - Bjerre)
was recorded at Vista Studios,
Merewether around 1963 -early 1964.

4 Strangers:

45's:
The Rip (Zytnik)/ Pearl Diver (Bjerre)
(Astor) A-7142 1964
Sad and Lonely( Bjerre) / You'll Be Mine (Bjerre) (Festeval) FK-1022 Raven RVLP-02 1965
Note: Raven LP RVLP-02 is titled “Ugly Things #1”.

Sunsets:

45's:
'Bye bye, goodby'e / 'It’s the end' Leedon LK-1128
Sydney, 1966
'When I found you' / 'Don’t get around much anymore' Leedon LK-1325, FX-11261, Festival L45587/8
Note: Festival LP L45587/8 is titled “So You Want To Be A Rock Star Volume 1”. Sydney, 1967
'Theme from A Life in the Sun' Festival FK-1632, FX-11261
'Windansea' Festival FK-1632, ---
Note: Festival EP FX-11261 is titled “A Life In The Sun”.
Sydney, 1967
'Love’s face' Festival FK-1797
'I want love' (Lindsay Bjerre) Festival FK-1797, Raven RVLP-02 *
Note: Raven LP RVLP-02 is titled “Ugly Things #1”.
Sydney, 1967
'The hot generation' (L. Bjerre) Festival FK-1818, Raven RVLP-13 *
'This is what it’s all about' Festival FK-1818
Note: Raven LP RVLP-13 is titled “Ugly Things #2”.

Tamam Shud:

45's:
Evolution / Lady Sunshine (CBS) 1969
Got a Feeling / ? (Warner) 1970

EP:
Bali Waters (Warners) 1970

LP:
Evolution (CBS) 1969
Goolutionists and the Real People (WEA) 1970
1968-1972 (Evolution and Goolutionites) 2002
CD (Tamam Shud) TSCD04

Albatross:

LP:
Breath of Fresh Air (Reprise)1973

Lindsay Bjerre's solo recordings:

45's:
She Taught Me How To Love Again / ? (Phillips) 1977
I'll Take You Higher / Old Soul (Phillips) 1977
Not So Easy / Wasting the Magic (Phillips)1978
You Won't Dance With Me / Down The Getto
(Phillips) 1979

LP's:
Stealing Away The Hours (Phillips)1977
Hard Times (Phillips) 1978

Lindsay 2000